October 7th
– Save the
date! Please
join us in
celebration
of 50 years
of the MOAA
Greater
Dallas
Chapter.

Our keynote
speaker will
be Lt.
General Lt.
Gen. Dana
Atkins, USAF
(Ret)
current
president of
MOAA.

Lt.
Gen. Atkins
is a native
of Portland,
Ore. He
earned his
bachelor's
degree in
biology from
the
University
of Portland
and holds
two master's
degrees, one
in
aeronautical
science from
Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical
University
and another
in national
security
strategy
from the
National War
College.

A command
pilot with
more than
4,000 hours
in fighter
aircraft,
Atkins has
served in a
number of
key command
and staff
positions,
including
commander,
20th Fighter
Wing, Shaw
AFB, S.C.;
commander,
35th Fighter
Wing,
Misawa,
Japan; vice
commander,
7th Air
Force and
U.S. Air
Force Korea;
director of
operations,
U.S. Pacific
Command; and
special
assistant to
the supreme
allied
commander
Europe
during the
air war over
Serbia.
During his
career, he
flew as a
demonstration
pilot for
both the
European
A-10
Demonstration
Team and the
U.S. Air
Force
Thunderbirds.

At the time
of his
retirement
from the Air
Force,
Atkins
served as
commander,
Alaskan
Command,
U.S. Pacific
Command;
commander,
11th Air
Force,
Pacific Air
Forces; and
commander,
Alaskan
North
American
Defense
Region,
Elmendorf
AFB, Alaska.

He has
been awarded
the Defense
Superior
Service
Medal with
oak leaf
cluster.
Legion of
Merit with
three oak
leaf
clusters,
Distinguished
Flying
Cross,
Defense
Meritorious
Service
Medal and
many others.

He and
his wife,
Laura, were
the 2004
recipients
of the
General and
Mrs. Jerome
F. O'Malley
Award, which
recognizes
the wing
commander
and spouse
whose
contributions
to the
nation, the
Air Force,
and the
local
community
best
exemplify
the highest
ideals and
positive
leadership
of a
military
couple.

Before
becoming
the
ninth
president
of
MOAA,
Atkins
served
as
president
of
Chronicle
Media,
a
print
and
digital
media
company
based
in
Augusta,
Ga.,
that
serves
the
southeastern
U.S.

We
look
forward
to
seeing
you
at
our
50th
Anniversary
Dinner.

Where:
Maggiano’s
Little
Italy
on
the
East
side
of
Northpark
at
US
75
and
Northwest
Highway.
Cost:
Only
$50
per
person.

When:
Social
hours
starts
at
1600
(hours),
dinner
at
1700
(hours),
and
the
program
from
1800
(hours)
to
no
later
than
1930
(hours).